It is usually uneventful when a single insider buys stock. However, When quite a few insiders buy shares, as it happened in Fox Factory Holding Corp.'s (NASDAQ:FOXF) case, it's fantastic news for shareholders.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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Fox Factory Holding Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The CEO & Director Michael Dennison made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$498k worth of shares at a price of US$44.30 each. That means that even when the share price was higher than US$26.16 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. In our view, the price an insider pays for shares is very important. It is generally more encouraging if they paid above the current price, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels.

Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 21.65k shares worth US$912k. But insiders sold 10.00k shares worth US$411k. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by Fox Factory Holding insiders. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

View our latest analysis for Fox Factory Holding NasdaqGS:FOXF Insider Trading Volume March 27th 2025

There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. If investing in lesser known companies is your style, you could take a look at this freelist of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).

Does Fox Factory Holding Boast High Insider Ownership?

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Our data suggests Fox Factory Holding insiders own 0.4% of the company, worth about US$4.7m. I generally like to see higher levels of ownership.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Fox Factory Holding Tell Us?

The fact that there have been no Fox Factory Holding insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. We'd like to see bigger individual holdings. However, we don't see anything to make us think Fox Factory Holding insiders are doubting the company. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 3 warning signs for Fox Factory Holding (of which 1 is potentially serious!) you should know about.

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If you would prefer to check out another company -- one with potentially superior financials -- then do not miss this freelist of interesting companies, that have HIGH return on equity and low debt.

For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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